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The PGA Championship: The major that turned pros from hired help into stars

The PGA Championship is the final major of the year. Those 10 words will be bouncing around Rory McIlroy’s head in stereo. It has not been the year Rory expected but you have to play the ball as it lies, and despite a disappointing 2017, there is now cause for optimism.

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US PGA Championship boasts rich history

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Colin Montgomerie’s last chance for major at Open

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Masters Diary: Sixty years of TV and lots of change over the years

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Westwood clings on to major dream

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Jimenez aims for Major history

Els: I want to win more Majors before I go selling hotdogs

Ernie Els believes he can add more major titles to his collection - before retiring to sell hotdogs on a beach in South Africa.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2013

Olesen shapes up as the new Great Dane

Graeme McDowell could have been speaking for the entire European contingent when he summed up his efforts at this year’s Masters.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2013

For all this, thanks Seve

You want goofy? Here is goofy: In 1967, Jack Nicklaus was the best player in the galaxy, a titan who that summer won the US Open for his sixth Major.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2012

Couples makes history

Fred Couples today became the oldest player to lead at the halfway stage of The Masters.

Sat, 07 Apr, 2012

Old master Fred eyes ‘biggest upset in golf history’

FRED COUPLES moved into contention at the Masters last night and said becoming the oldest winner of a major would be the “the biggest upset in golf history.”

Sat, 09 Apr, 2011

Jack stirs golden memories

JUST like old times, Jack and Arnie, the Golden Bear and the King, were gearing up to be centre stage at a major championship today, with golf’s most enduring personalities set to fulfil their roles as honorary starters at the 75th Masters.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2011

Watson: I wish I was playing as well as I was last year

TOM WATSON could spend the rest of his life going on trips down memory lane.

Thu, 15 Jul, 2010

Harrington eyeballs Tiger

WHEN you’ve done it once,three times or even 14 times,you know you can do it again.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2009

Watson: Open defeat not easy to take

Tom Watson is furious with himself for not giving this year’s Open Championship at Turnberry the incredible climax it deserved.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2009

Watson title bid still on course

Padraig Harrington’s bid to make history may effectively be over but Tom Watson’s remarkable attempt to become the oldest ever winner of a major championship continued unabated at Turnberry today.

Sat, 18 Jul, 2009

Cabrera holds nerve to edge Perry

Argentina’s Angel Cabrera tonight added a Masters green jacket to his 2007 US Open victory – and stopped 48-year-old American Kenny Perry becoming the oldest major champion in history.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2009

Hopes fade for Harrington hat-trick

Following a nightmare nine on one hole in his third-round 73, Padraig Harrington has accepted he will not win his third successive Major when The Masters finishes at Augusta National today.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2009

Jacobsen still in running after hole-in-one

Helped by a hole-in-one, American Peter Jacobsen kept alive the chance of becoming the oldest-ever winner of a major title at Pinehurst today.

Sat, 18 Jun, 2005

Irish trio have hard act to follow in Walton’s footsteps

THE Country Club of Rochester, the venue for this week’s US Open Championship, holds a special place in the hearts and minds of Irish golfers.

Tue, 12 Aug, 2003

Romero learns winning ways from Woods

Having become the third oldest winner in European tour history, Eduardo Romero today turned his thoughts to trying to become the second oldest winner of a major.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2002

Golf: Irwin eyes fixed on Major title

Hale Irwin proved that golf's golden oldies aren't just there to make up the numbers after setting the pace in the storm-affected US Open first round at Tulsa.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2001